Does a real video show a cyclist powering a Mercedes on the Autobahn at highway speeds? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation content detection tool rated the video with a 99.7% likelihood of being AI-generated. Lead Stories found seve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Show Abdul El-Sayed Played High School Football — Actor Dean Cain Had Doubted That
Are there no photos showing Abdul El-Sayed playing high school football? No, that's not true: The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan appears in his football gear in a photo posted to his Instagram account in March 2026 and in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say That Joe Biden ‘Destroyed Our Country’ And That ‘Now Cancer Is Destroying Him’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump publicly say or write that his predecessor, Joe Biden, "destroyed our country" and now "cancer is destroying him" in August 2026? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find evidence that the exact viral
FactCheck.org→ Explaining the Medicare Drug-Plan Subsidy That Trump Is Ending
Q: Is President Donald Trump really cutting Medicare subsidies? A: The Trump administration recently announced that it is ending a temporary subsidy that has reduced premiums for Medicare Part D standalone prescription drug plans. The subsidy, orig
Full Fact→ Currys isn’t selling Dyson vacuum cleaners for £8.55
Full Fact→ No, Currys isn’t giving away Samsung S25 Ultras to Facebook users
New York Times→ Fact-Checking 3 Competitive Senate Races in Maine, Michigan and Ohio
Republican attacks have focused on terrorism and illegal immigration, while Democrats have sought to capitalize on the unpopularity of President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Shocking Courtroom Convictions Judged To Be AI — Bail Out Reality, Not Fake Defendants
Have you seen viral videos showing a courtroom sentencing where the convicted person is an over-the-top villain? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video REPLACED African Migrant’s Original Words — He Did NOT Discuss Money, Home, English Women
Does a viral video actually show that an African migrant from a group rescued from the English Channel on August 7, 2026, said that he wanted "my money and my free house, and English woman"? No, that's not true: In reality, the man from t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Farmer François Lavigne’ Reliving Accident On French TV While Dressed-Up Children Sing To Him — It Is A Serge Gainsbourg Tribute
Does a video clip show a farmer on a French show called "Face Your Worst Nightmare" being confronted with dozens of singing children dressed like the brother he killed in a drunk driving accident? No, that's not true: The clip actually sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mehdi Hasan Social Media Post Did NOT Have A 9/11 Image Under The Caption ‘Make American Planes Crash Again.’ — Now-Deleted Post Retweeted NewsWire
Does a screenshot show a real Mehdi Hasan social media post with a September 11 photo and the caption, "Make American planes crash again."? No, that's not true: The screenshot is altered. The original Feb. 16, 2025, and later deleted post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Falsely Shows Iranian Jets Being Shot Down Over Tel Aviv By Laser System
Does a real video show Iranian jets being shot down over Tel Aviv by an Israeli laser defense system? No, that's not true: There is no evidence from credible sources that such an incident ever took place. An AI detection tool concluded th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT File Emergency Motion To ‘Stop His Own Lawsuit Against BBC’ — He Is Trying To Shield His Finances
Did President Donald Trump file an emergency motion to "stop his own lawsuit against the BBC"? No, that's not true: The president's lawyers asked a U.S. federal judge for a stay of discovery into his finances in his $10 billion defamation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Images Are NOT Photos Or Screenshots Showing Real Face Of Warsaw Attack Suspect
Are viral high-resolution images real photos or screenshots actually showing the person suspected of punching a man in broad daylight in Warsaw, Poland? No, that's not true: Two AI detectors said the images were generated by AI. The real
FactCheck.org→ Players Guide 2026
Every election cycle since 2010, we have published profiles of some of the many outside groups trying to influence who gets elected to Congress and the White House. Today, we’re launching our latest Players Guide with write-ups of eight of the bigge
FactCheck.org→ Senate Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Conservative/Republican 2024 total spending: $296.6 million The Senate Leadership Fund, or SLF PAC, is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was Senate majority leader
FactCheck.org→ Senate Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2024 total spending: $391.2 million Senate Majority PAC, formally known as SMP, is a super PAC that describes its “one mission” as helping Democrats “win Senate races.” It’s headed by J.B. Poer
FactCheck.org→ United Democracy Project
Political leanings: Pro-Israel 2024 Spending: $61.4 million United Democracy Project is a nonpartisan super PAC created to advocate for political organizations and candidates that support the United States’ partnership with Israel. The sup
FactCheck.org→ Fairshake
Political leanings: Pro-cryptocurrency 2024 Spending: $195.8 million Fairshake, its website says, is a super PAC that “supports candidates committed to securing the United States as the home to innovators building the next generation
FactCheck.org→ House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2024 total spending: $256 million The House Majority PAC, or HMP, as it is formally known, was created in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. It wa
FactCheck.org→ Congressional Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Republican 2024 total spending: $242.6 million The Congressional Leadership Fund’s purpose is to maintain and expand the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives. The group was formed in October 2011 as
FactCheck.org→ Restoration of America PAC
Political leanings: Conservative 2024 total spending: $91.3 million Restoration of America PAC, previously known as Restoration PAC, was founded in January 2015 as a super PAC. According to its website, Restoration of America i
FactCheck.org→ Democracy PAC/Democracy PAC II
Political leanings: Democratic 2024 spending: $82 million, combined Democracy PAC and Democracy PAC II are liberal super PACs created by billionaire George Soros to fund political organizations that help elect Democrats. Michael
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘Celebrated 9/11’ — He Said ‘I Don’t Think 9/11 Was Justified’
Did Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, "celebrate 9/11"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that El-Sayed celebrated 9/11. In an interview in early April 2026, he said, "I don't think 9/11 was j
FactCheck.org→ Oz’s Medicaid Fraud Claims About California and Minnesota Lack Context
Announcing a pause on more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding to Minnesota and California last month, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz accused state officials of being too lax about fraud, citing among other th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post AI-Generated Image Of Himself With Patton, MacArthur — All In Historically Inaccurate Uniforms
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated image of himself standing between Gen. George Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with all three men wearing inaccurate uniforms? Yes, that's true: The image appeared on his Truth Social acco
Full Fact→ No, Screwfix is not selling display drill sets for less than a tenner
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Fiery Crash Landing Of A Passenger Plane On A Wet Georgia Highway — AI-Generated
Does a real video show the moment a passenger plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Georgia? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool found the video was 96.1% like
Full Fact→ John Lewis isn’t giving away Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume for £3
Posts claim a Facebook user’s daughter knows about the deal because she works at the department store—but the deal isn’t a real John Lewis one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Karoline Leavitt, Usha Vance, Katie Miller Holding Babies as President, Melania Trump Look On
Is a photo real that shows White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, second lady Usha Vance and Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, holding their babies as President Donald Trump and his wife Melani
FactCheck.org→ Trump Overstates Magnitude of Noncitizen Voting in New Jersey
New Jersey’s governor announced that “a software error” in the state’s motor vehicle registration system resulted in 6,600 noncitizens being improperly added to the state’s voter registration list. The state’s preli
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Cherry-Picked Inflation Boast
In one month, from May to June, overall inflation in the U.S. dropped at the “fastest rate in more than six years,” as President Donald Trump said in late July remarks. But he has repeatedly cited the statistic while wrongly suggesting tha
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Policewomen Want To Arrest Your Attention — Don’t Get Caught In Their Emotional Speed Trap
Have you seen a viral video showing a beautiful policewoman asking for engagement or friendship, a simple "Hello" or a follow? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence August 3, 2026, Louisville Procession Was To Bring Mitch McConnell’s Corpse To Coroner’s Office — It Was For Deceased Officer
Did an Aug. 3, 2026, procession in Louisville bring the corpse of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to the coroner's office there? No, that's not true: The Louisville Metro Police Department told Lead Stories that reports involving McConne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE 689,235.43 EUR Receipt From Le Club 55 In St. Tropez Was Generated By AI
Does a viral image show a real restaurant bill from Le Club 55 in St. Tropez for 689,235.43 EUR? No, that's not true: It displayed a nonexistent business code and contained math errors. Le Club 55 told Lead Stories that the restaurant doe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows A FAKE Scene Of A Transgender Woman With A Gun Angry Over Being Misgendered
Does a real video show a transgender woman threatening her neighbor with guns after she was misgendered? No, that's not true: The scene depicted in the video is a skit from the social media creator Spicy Jayy. The apartment door with a Ri
Full Fact→ Video of Muslims praying in Tube carriage is fake
A video circulating online, which appears to show a number of people praying in the middle of a London Underground train, is not genuine, it is AI-generated.
Full Fact→ How many prison places did the Conservatives create?
Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch have made seemingly contradictory claims about the previous government’s record on prison places.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Surgeon Named ‘François Faivre’ Died In Paris In June 2026 Or Ever — Claim Comes From Recycled, AI-Made Falsification
Was a man named "François Faivre", the supposed surgeon who "announced Brigitte Macron's transgender transformation," found dead in Paris in June 2026? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched the French national registry of the deceas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Muslim Men Praying On The London Tube — It’s AI-Generated
Does a real video show a group of Muslim men kneeling on prayer rugs while riding on the London Tube? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool determined the video was 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. T